Electronics related to Military/Aerospace
Infineon Technologies has announced a rad-hardened GaN transistor designed to operate in harsh space environments. It “is the first in-house manufactured GaN transistor to earn the highest quality certification of reliability assigned by the United States Defense Logistics Agency to the JANS specification MIL-PRF-19500/794”, according to the company. “The gallium nitride hemts [high electron mobility transistors] are engineered for mission-critical ...
Aiming at aircraft, Powell Electronics is offering high power connectors and cables from Glenair. The 972 series is designed for up to 2kVac, 1,500Hz and between 150 and 800A. With stainless steel bodies and shells, “the connectors feature a +230°C maximum operating temperature”, according to component distributor Powell, which added that rope-lay cables optimised for the connectors are available at ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) is supporting the launch of CTO’s European-designed and developed 5G mmWave telecommunications infrastructure in low Earth orbit. The agency has signed a memorandum of intent with Constellation Technologies & Operations (CTO), a Paris-based specialist in space-based connectivity services. The organisations will conduct joint experiments in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with a pathfinder satellite. The tests ...
LG Electronics has showcased its latest IoT-NTN (Internet of Things – Non-Terrestrial Networks) technology in a vehicle out on the streets of Paris. It features AI-powered voice compression. A live test featured the car equipped with the company’s IoT-NTN-based Telematics Control Units (TCUs). LG said it demonstrated uninterrupted, conversation-level voice communication switching between terrestrial and non-terrestrial network environments. “Our IoT-NTN ...
The Luxembourg-based iSpace EUROPE will be responsible for transporting a UNESCO cultural heritage payload to the Moon, dubbed a modern-day Rosetta Stone. Based on the payload service contract, the “Memory Disc V3” will be installed on a lunar micro-rover developed by the company. This rover will be deployed to the lunar surface from the “APEX 1.0″ lander, which is heading ...
Researchers at Wolverhampton University have secured funding for a space-based project, using Quub satellites, to help tackle UK water leakages. The Wolverhampton team, along with partners, will be working on a project called ‘Space Eye’. The aim is to use the latest satellite technology for faster, more accurate and cost-effective monitoring. Wolverhampton will receive £1.3m in funding from Ofwat’s Innovation ...
SpacePath Communications has announced a 1.5kW C-band solid-state power amplifier, intended to displace travelling wave tubes in satellite up-links. “The outdoor SSPA is suited for replacing aging indoor TWTAs, enabling service providers to eliminate long waveguide runs by installing high-power amplifiers closer to the antenna,” according to the company. “An indoor rack mount version is also available that is only ...
Intelsat and Cubic³ highlight they are progressing a satellite connectivity service for all types of vehicles, reaching a significant milestone. They have completed a test to integrate Intelsat satellites and Cubic³’s software platform. It was to show terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks linking to deliver always-on connectivity regardless of location. “Our Memorandum of Understanding and successful test brings us closer to ...
Zeno Power, a radioisotope power system specialist for “frontier environments”, has raised $50 million in Series B investment. The funding round was led by Hanaco Ventures with participation from Seraphim, Balerion Space Ventures, JAWS, Vanderbilt University, RiverPark Ventures, Stage 1 Ventures, 7i Capital, and Beyond Earth Ventures. A developer of nuclear batteries, Zeno powers says it will grow its team ...
Creotech Instruments has secured a €52 million European Space Agency (ESA) contract to build a Polish satellite constellation for Earth Observation. The work is for Project Camila, which stands for “Country awareness Mission in Land Analysis”. Under the contract, Creotech will provide a national constellation of at least three Earth observation satellites along with dedicated ground infrastructure. The contract also ...
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